Join Nederman MikroPul at the Metal Casting Congress

In a foundry, dust and emissions are not just environmental issues, they directly impact your costs and casting quality. Today's foundries operate under combined operational, financial, and regulatory pressure. Hot, abrasive, and sometimes sticky dust and fumes can rapidly accelerate equipment wear, driving up maintenance needs and causing unplanned downtime. When fine airborne dust settles on moulds or enters the molten metal, it can lead to inclusions, blowholes, and other casting defects, resulting in increased scrap and rework.

At the Metal Casting Congress 2026, Nederman MikroPul will be showcasing how foundry platform automation and air pollution control can turn these pressures into safer, more reliable performance.

The Operational Reality: What Dust Costs a Foundry

Airborne dust does not stay in the air. Uncontrolled fines destabilize operations in several ways. Inconsistent sand reclamation and preparation, especially with excess fines and metallic oxides, results in unstable sand properties and metal chemistry, which compromises process stability. Furthermore, manual, high-risk foundry tasks like slagging and alloy additions introduce variability and safety exposure right when emissions peak.

At our booth, we will help map the specific hotspots in your plant to design a coherent extraction strategy instead of relying on isolated point solutions.

A Systems Approach Built Around Your Conditions

Every key process step in the foundry generates emissions that must be controlled. For each foundry, we combine five core building blocks:

• Automation & Process Control - Automated slag removal and recipe-based dosing reduce manual intervention and variability during peak-emission phases.
• Source Capture - Custom hoods and enclosures capture dust and fumes precisely at the point of release.
• Gas Cooling - Where hot furnace gases occur, gas-cooling stages bring temperatures into a safe range for filtration.
• Filtration - High-efficiency dust collectors are selected and sized for your specific dust load, temperature, and gas chemistry.
• Safe Discharge & Dust Handling - Cleaned gas is safely discharged to the stack in compliance with local regulations.

MikroPul's new offering powered by Euro-Equip foundry products

We provide complete foundry solutions backed by MikroPul's foundry expertise and Nederman's global clean air network. Highlights include:

• Octoslag Automated Slag Removal - A fully automatic slag cleaning system designed to remove slag from the furnace with almost complete elimination of manual work.
• Automated Alloying Station (AAS) - Automates key dosing steps by integrating scrap and ferro-alloy charging with recipe control, supporting precise dosing in melting and pouring.
• Jet Hood & Smart Exhaust Control (SEC) - Jet Hood and SEC combine phase-optimized hood aerodynamics with automated airflow regulation. SEC provides automated, demand-based airflow control that yields average energy savings of more than 30%.
• FS Flat Bag Filter - A compact and efficient system featuring horizontally installed flat bags. It offers up to 40% space saving compared to typical pulse jet filters, requires no compressed air, and utilizes gentle reverse air cleaning to extend bag life.

Meet Us in Grand Rapids

Let's discuss a practical upgrade path for your plant, from isolated improvements to a plant-wide architecture that delivers cleaner air, better castings, and a lower total cost of ownership (TCO).

Stop by our booth 729 at the Metal Casting Congress to speak with our experts, or let's schedule an on-site assessment to identify your key optimization potentials.